TMR 52

10 stories centered around a critical theme, published monthly and curated with care.

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7 MARCH, 2025

Why Love, War & Resistance?

Can love transform in the face of bombs, drones, AI surveillance, snipers, annexation, and expulsion?

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Garden of Africa: Interview with Rachid Koraïchi

Rose Issa talks to the Algerian artist about his Garden of Africa and other garden projects that honor the history and memories of the dead.

04 JUNE, 2023 • By Rose Issa

Buck Up, It’s Only Racism at the Office

In which an Arab woman in a diverse work environment finds that going along to get along with a racist colleague is just too much.

01 MAY, 2023 • By Laila Halaby

Did You Say Doha? (Books to Get You Started On Qatar)

Our top picks on what to read from Qatar.

02 APRIL, 2023 • By Rana Asfour

Broken Home: Britain in the Time of Migration

Malu Halasa tells the story of refugees seeking asylum in Britain who brave the dangerous waters of the English Channel.

05 MARCH, 2023 • By Malu Halasa

To Receive Asylum, You First Have to be Believed, and Accepted

Mischa Geracoulis reviews the new book from Dina Nayeri on refugees and asylum seekers who must be believed to get through the system.

05 MARCH, 2023 • By Mischa Geracoulis

Reading Iraq: Our Top 10 List of Iraqi Fiction

A list of must-read Iraqi fiction, from Ahmed Saadawi's "Frankenstein in Baghdad" to Sinan Antoon's "The Book of Collateral Damage."

05 FEBRUARY, 2023 • By Rana Asfour

The Chess Moves of Tarik Saleh’s Spy Thriller, Boy From Heaven

Karim Goury revels in the new feature from Swedish Egyptian director Tarik Saleh.

15 NOVEMBER, 2022 • By Karim Goury

“What Are You Doing in Berlin?”—a short story by Ahmed Awny

Egyptian writer Ahmed Awny divigates between fiction and reality in this decentering short story.

15 SEPTEMBER, 2022 • By Ahmed Awny, Rana Asfour

Phoneless in Filthy Berlin

Maisan Hamdan, a single Palestinian woman, attempts to survive in Berlin without a cell phone.

15 SEPTEMBER, 2022 • By Maisan Hamdan, Rana Asfour

Editorial: Is the World Driving Us Mad?

The world may be driving us crazy, but sharing our stories across cultures and borders is one way to hang on to our sanity.

15 JULY, 2022 • By TMR

“The Devil’s Waiting List”—a story by Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi

A solitary bachelor, seeking success as a writer, wonders what he has to do in contemporary Cairo to get ahead.

15 JULY, 2022 • By Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi, Rana Asfour

Tunisians On the Couch in “Arab Blues”

Mischa Geracoulis reviews the film in which a Paris-trained shrink analyzes fellow Tunisians suffering from mental maladies.

15 JULY, 2022 • By Mischa Geracoulis
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